Community Wardens

Roads With Wheelie Bins

• Your bin day is on Wednesday, so put your bins out on a Tuesday evening ready for collection and bring them back in off the pavement after it’s been emptied to keep paths tidy and accessible for those with disabilities and children in pushchairs.
• Your house has two bins, a black one for household waste and a blue on for recycling. The recycling bin has two sections, the main bin and a paper pod goes inside.
• Your normal bin will be collected once a week, but your recycling will be taken every two weeks. 

If you don’t have a paper pod, you can request a replacement paper recycling pod.

Make sure you don’t overfill your bin or it won’t be taken.

The lid should be fully closed. If you have a large amount of waste, contact your landlord to dispose of it or book a bulky waste collection.

Roads Without Wheelie Bins

• Your bin day is on Wednesday, so put your bin bags and recycling boxes out on a Tuesday evening and bring the boxes in after they’ve been emptied to keep paths accessible.
• You need to use black bin bags for household waste, and recycling boxes for your recycling (blue for paper and green for the rest.
• We recommend leaving your bin bags in a plastic bin in your garden during the week, and putting them out as late as possible pre-collection to avoid bags splitting.
• Your bin bags will be taken once a week; recycling every other week.

You can request a recycling box online if you don’t have one.

Don’t overfill your recycling boxes or put out an excessive number of bin bags. If you have a large amount of waste, contact your landlord to dispose of it or book a bulky waste collection.

Keeping Yourself and Your Home Safe

• Walk in groups.
• Avoid wearing headphones at night.
• Catch the Selly Express.
• Carry a personal safety alarm. You can pick one up for free from the Guild, as well as window alarms, timer switches, and door wedges.
• Lock your windows and doors.
• If you’ve ordered items online, don’t leave the empty boxes outside your home by the rubbish – this advertises all the new items you have bought.
• Move any valuable items out of view from your window.
• Lock your garden gate. If your gate is broken, report it to your landlord or letting agency.
• Lock your car and opt for secure parking where possible. 

We hope this won’t ever happen, but should you need to report a crime, here are the contact details you’ll need:

Emergency – call 999

Non-emergency – call 101 or use the live chat function.

Being A Good Neighbour

• Go and say hello! Introduce yourself to your neighbours and establish a good relationship by taking the time to get to know them.
• Turn the noise down by 11PM. If you can hear it outside it really is too loud. Why not try wearing headphones, turning down the bass, closing your windows and doors, or keeping the activity indoors.
• Reduce noise in the daytime. Although it’s especially important to keep noise down at night, consider reducing noise in the daytime too in order to avoid disturbing your neighbours.
• Let your neighbours know if you’re having a party. It’s police to let them know in advance if you expect to have a particularly noisy night.
• Be considerate! Be mindful that many people in the community are not students, and that you live amongst families, business professionals, the elderly, and people from all different cultures and backgrounds.

You can report any anti-social behaviour to the Community Wardens or to Birmingham City Council on 0121 303 1111.